miscellaneous C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/ UK /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj made up of various, unrelated kinds He kept miscellaneous odds and ends in the drawer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · made up of various,... variedassorteddiversemixedsundrymotleyheterogeneous ↔ Opposites uniformhomogeneous Word family Derived forms miscellaneouslymiscellaneousness Related forms miscellanymisciblemix Etymology AI details From Latin miscellaneus ('mixed, of various kinds'), from miscellus ('mixed'), from miscere ('to mix'). miscellaneus Latin miscere Latin *meyḱ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # miscellaneous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/ ## Meanings 1. made up of various, unrelated kinds ## Examples - He kept miscellaneous odds and ends in the drawer. ## Synonyms - varied - assorted - diverse - mixed - sundry - motley - heterogeneous ## Antonyms - uniform - homogeneous ## Derived Forms - miscellaneously - miscellaneousness ## Related Forms - miscellany - miscible - mix ## Roots and Affixes - Root: miscellaneus - Root: miscere - Root: *meyḱ- ## Etymology From Latin miscellaneus ('mixed, of various kinds'), from miscellus ('mixed'), from miscere ('to mix'). ## AI Etymology Miscellaneous comes from Latin miscellaneus ('mixed, of various kinds'), from miscellus ('mixed'), from miscere ('to mix'). The etymological trail includes Latin miscellaneus, Latin miscere, and Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-. As an adjective, miscellaneous means made up of various, unrelated kinds. The same family is visible in derived forms such as miscellaneously and miscellaneousness and related forms such as miscellany, miscible, and mix. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown